A Brilliant Conflict

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

But not a chick movie! Don't worry :). The story does describe three women (2 women and one girl), but I would not limit it with "chick movie" description as it would be very unfair to the author and the director. They did a great job in portraying both male and female characters. Taking two controversial male characters seemed to be a great invite for the press, but once you see the movie, you see that the former convict, football fan leader fits perfectly into the role of little girl's father. His roughness and lack of acting experience make his characterization even more realistic. He is actually portraying himself. The other two stories do not lack in quality. All together they make a nice circle of very well connected stories.

I have to admit, I'm not into films with subtitles, but I'm glad I saw this one. My friend read about it so we went to see it. I was a bit skeptical. But at the end it really turned out great. I's a bit over 2 hours but the story flows very easily so the time flew. I even forgot about the subtitles (and that's not happening on a regular basis :) ) Both the director and the producers are women, but I would never describe it as a chick movie. Far from that. It has an artistic touch that has no gender. You ether feel it or not. I almost sensed all that rocks falling over me. I like the way 3 stories interconnect, but still remain apart. And I like pancakes, as well. hahaha. You will just have to see it for your own.

This is a great story about ordinary people! I watched You Carry Me last night at the premiere in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and I am very glad that our country is one of the film's co-producers. Finally, a product of the film industry that brings our region together, and doesn't try to separate it like our politicians are constantly trying to do. The cinematography of this part of Europe is exhausted with war topics, and You Carry Me seems like the light at the end of the tunnel. Everyday problems we face are finally represented without dramatic exaggeration, they are not made to look fancy, and we believe the story like we believe our own eyes. I like how the three stories intertwine in such a way that leaves enough unsaid to make us curious, but at the same time the director doesn't insult the viewers' intelligence. She films reality exactly like we see it. Life never points out the truly important moments, it is up to us to recognize them, and that is exactly how this film is made. Dora's role (Helena Beljan) is majestic, this debutant has a great career ahead of her! Using Balašević's song in the film was a brilliant move, maybe the best usage of a song in a film ever. I could watch that scene over and over again, it was such a simple moment with very little words, and yet, everything that needed to be said, was said. It was a perfect representation of a father-daughter relationship, the best in the regional cinematography. Hajduković and Beljan have played their debutant roles brilliantly, and they preformed this scene exceptionally great. In their performance we can see the whole history of their relationship which was never shown in the film. Vedran feels Dora's emotional state while she's standing on the other side of the wall. No matter the distance between them, there is always something that connects them, a father always knows when something's not right. Raw, honest, powerful!

I usually don't comment on other people reviews, because I believe everybody has a right to their opinion. Nevertheless, 2,5 hours „worst movie agony" is kind of exaggeration. „Ben Hur" last over 3,5 hours and you never hear people describing it as a „long movie". Personally, I do not judge the movies by length, but by quality. Would you decide not to read a book only because it has 100+ pages? I suppose not. I wouldn't. Some stories take longer and some movies take longer. And I consider this one to be an art pearl. Not only within Croatian cinematography. As for the acting, although the main actor is actually not and actor, he portrayed the character very well. You might see in some scenes he is a bit stiff, but that can be attributed to the role he is playing. You don't expect a tattooed ex-criminal to go all „mushy" (not that I have prejudices on tattooed people, more on criminals). He is a great cast for the role. Now that I think about it, I cannot think of some other Croatian actor I would choose for the role. I agreed that we have all seen similar stories, but the human relations is a topic you cannot surpass and in a hundred years you will still have similar topics, and the people will still want to see movies like that. I find the movie excellent, something quite new in our cinematography.